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Watercolour painting

 Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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Colour Diary of watercolours from voyage to the British Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Australia, 1914-07 - 1914-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/SEW/4/3/1
Scope and Contents Marion was a talented artist and accompanied her husband to the Australian conference of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1914, painting a 'Colour Diary' of 160 watercolours recording their destinations on the four month voyage (during which time the First World War broke out). Includes photographic portrait of Marion, 1923, and watercolours of the following (various views of each and others included, plus several sunsets and sea views): Plymouth; Tenerife; Cape...
Dates: 1914-07 - 1914-11
Conditions Governing Access: Open to researchers. Permission from the family needed for publication requests.
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Marion Seward (nee Brewis), 1890 - 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/SEW/4/2/1/4
Scope and Contents Includes: portrait photographs of Marion as a younger and older woman (one with the following information on the back: "Hon. Secretary of the Cambridge Tipperary Club - with 800 members, one of the largest in the country... A nursery is attached, a Library and various entertainments arranged. Chairman of the Communal Kitchen Committee and serving on the committees of various other war activities.") Other photographs show Marion sketching in a variety of locations (including on Paris Plage...
Dates: 1890 - 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the Collection: Open to researchers. The majority of the collection is available in digital form only. Publication requests to be approved by the family.
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Sketchbooks, 1821-1844

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/590/ADSW/01/03
Scope and Contents

Comprising sketchbooks with pencil, ink and watercolour sketches of geological features.

Dates: 1821-1844
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. The Collections Research Centre [West Cambridge] is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00. A prior appointment made at least two weeks in advance, and two forms of identification are required.
 Fonds

Water colours and sketches of southern Africa

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 191
Scope and Contents

Water colours and pen and ink sketches documenting Anderson's travels in southern Africa, accompanied by his original captions and explanatory notes. The original titles and captions have been enclosed in single quotation marks, and have been transcribed in the catalogue as found, with the exception of an egregiously offensive term used in some titles, which has not been transcribed. Where possible, modern place names have been supplied.

Dates: 1868 - 1890
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).